Bien Unido, Philippines
Bien Unido is a town of 5,304 people in Central Visayas, Philippines, founded in 1981.
Why visit Bien Unido
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About Bien Unido
Bien Unido, officially the Municipality of Bien Unido (Cebuano: Munisipyo/Lungsod sa Bien Unido; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bien Unido), is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 26,278 people.
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Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
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Talibon Cathedral
Church · 5.8 km
Roman Catholic cathedral in Bohol, Philippines
Schools, colleges and libraries16
Busalian Elementary School
School · 4.6 km
Ibarra Street, Talibon
Mo-Fr 07:00-17:00
President Carlos P. Garcia Technical-Vocational School of Fisheries and Arts
School · 1.8 km
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History
"Bien Unido" is a Spanish phrase translating to "well united" in English.
In 1935, two sitios in northern Trinidad were united into one barangay under an executive order and was given the name Bien Unido.
Then-Barangay Bien Unido had aspired to become a separate municipality since 1965. On December 24, 1980, Batas Pambansa Blg. 93 was passed, providing for the creation of the municipality of Bien Unido comprising the barangay of Bien Unido and certain surrounding barangays in the municipalities of Talibon and Trinidad. The creation of the municipality was approved by the majority of voters in a plebiscite on April 7, 1981.
On June 7, 2017, Gisela Bendong-Boniel, mayor of Bien Unido at that time, was kidnapped and killed, allegedly masterminded by her husband, Board Member Niño Rey Boniel, who was the former mayor of the town. Her body was dumped between the waters of Olango Island Group and Mactan. Her body has never been found.
From the History section of Bien Unido on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Bien Unido
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 48 km away.
- Trinidad 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Ubay 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Inabanga 36 km west, about 36 min by car
- Sierra Bullones 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Candijay 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Carmen 40 km southwest, about 40 min by car
- Guindulman 43 km south, about 43 min by car
- Lapu-Lapu City 51 km west, about 51 min by car
- Mandaue City 54 km northwest, about 54 min by car
- Cebu City 57 km west, about 57 min by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- BienUnidoTownHall2022, Nuwordlife0rder, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Talibonchurch, user Pinay06 [2], CC BY-SA 3.0
- BienUnidoTownHall, Nuwordlife0rder, CC BY-SA 4.0
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